Hi, so I'm not disagreeing with you about the message in your comment more so, I take issue with your use of the…
You make some really good points! It's interesting that you bring up giving the Japanese respect by calling them 'The Japanese' vs 'Japs'. I guess I never thought of it that way. To me, saying 'The Japanese' is more neutral and doesn't imply that I'm giving them face (mianzi) because it's just what they're called. I think in some ways saying 'Japanese' vs 'Jap' is similar to how the Germans during WW2 were called Jerries by the Brits. Both terms are now considered to be racial slurs. Yet, at the same time 'Jap' is different from 'Jerry'. Those of German descent in the US and GB were never put in internment camps. For sure those of German descent living in those countries were treated unfairly but the US took it many steps further with Japanese Americans.
That's where things start to get a little tricky when it comes to American history and the use of 'Jap'. I lived in Honolulu for 2 years during my masters and I could definitely feel that the Japanese/Japanese American identity in Honolulu was something very complex. I remember going to the post office and they had stamps with pictures of Japanese Americans who served in WW2 but also Pearl Harbor was literally 20 minutes away. I also had a friend who is a South Korean national and he once sent me a text using 'Jap' but he didn't know it was a slur in the US. So I can also understand not knowing.
Context-wise in this comment section I would think the word 'Jap' is being used to refer to the Japanese who took part in the war crimes during WW2. But I don't know if the author of the post is really making such a distinction. Historically, the US did not see a separation between its own citizens of Japanese descent and Japanese nationals. As an Asian American, especially a Chinese American I think it's important that Asian Americans stand together. Who is to say that the US gov't won't do the same to Chinese Americans in the event that we go to war with China? How do we expect Japanese Americans to stand by Chinese Americans in the future if we know what happened but still fail to openly denounce or still use terminology that implies agreement with the US treatment of Japanese Americans during WW2? Might Japanese Americans call it karma when we are rounded up and placed in camps while they reap the same benefits that other Asian Americans received from their persecution?
Trying to watch this after just finishing Lost Identity feels a bit like a dropped ice cream cone. It's hard because GYZ and ZHM seem weak and incompetent compared to Ou Xiao'an (Johnny Huang) and Qin Moqing (Xin Zhilei). In The Rebel and Lost Identity, both dramas depicted the spies and other CCP members as competent. In the first few episodes of this drama, secrets are shared, and knowledge of each other's identities seems more lax. I also feel that Joseph Zeng's acting isn't as strong and convincing as Johnny Huang's or Zhu Yilong's (The Rebel). The cinematography and editing aren't great compared to Lost Identity and The Rebel. I'm only a few episodes in and given the reviews I might drop it. Those of you who have also seen Lost Identity or The Rebel do you think this is worth continuing?
This drama is so much better than "In The Name Of The Brother". That was just about the Nationalist party at Har…
Hi, so I'm not disagreeing with you about the message in your comment more so, I take issue with your use of the term "Japs." I'm Chinese American and in terms of American history during WW2 the treatment of Japanese Americans, some who even fought for the US was horrendous (i.e., the internment camps). The term "Japs" was used and is still a racial slur. The treatment of Japanese Americans during WW2 in the US is a dark stain not just for Japanese American history but also for Asian American history as a whole as anyone who looked Asian was subject to prejudice. I completely agree that the Japanese war crimes and crimes against humanity were horrendous and disgusting, but I also consider MDL to be a safe space. It would be one thing if we were all communicating in Chinese but we're typing in English (not to be American-centric but also...). I think we should consider the connotations of the words we're saying based on the language.
How's the pacing of this drama? I'm finishing up watching "Lost Identity" and planning to watch this next. I felt the pacing in "Lost Identity" was refreshing because sometimes these types of dramas can get slow at times.
Why is the 7 sins manual a weird little demon creature? Can we just not lol because the weird little pig demon boy from Sword and Fairy 4 was enough for me in terms of these types of CGI creatures
I just finished it. It doen’t end this way. He finds her in her old village when she goes back with her family…
I also read it and if you look at the way the novel is organized you'll see that the main body of the novel ends with them reuniting at an opera. The part where there's an explanation about his fake death and the bet between Emperor Hong Xiao and Ji Heng is an extra or epilogue and cannot be considered a chapter of the book. There is a difference between an epilogue and the main text the same way that a prologue is not the official beginning of a book.
The comments about the ending have been driving me insane because people don't seem to get it. The ending wasn't some artistic take or rushed. The ending is pretty much on par with how the main body of the novel ends but it just takes place in a different setting... reuniting at an opera. In the novel, there's an epilogue that further explains things and is similar to the married life scenes of episode 40.5.
I just finished FYH and I thought it was quite good. It's a pretty easy watch.
I think if you need something cute and funny that's pretty low intensity it's a good one. I watched it after finishing The Double which was really intense and this helped to cleanse my palette.
That's where things start to get a little tricky when it comes to American history and the use of 'Jap'. I lived in Honolulu for 2 years during my masters and I could definitely feel that the Japanese/Japanese American identity in Honolulu was something very complex. I remember going to the post office and they had stamps with pictures of Japanese Americans who served in WW2 but also Pearl Harbor was literally 20 minutes away. I also had a friend who is a South Korean national and he once sent me a text using 'Jap' but he didn't know it was a slur in the US. So I can also understand not knowing.
Context-wise in this comment section I would think the word 'Jap' is being used to refer to the Japanese who took part in the war crimes during WW2. But I don't know if the author of the post is really making such a distinction. Historically, the US did not see a separation between its own citizens of Japanese descent and Japanese nationals. As an Asian American, especially a Chinese American I think it's important that Asian Americans stand together. Who is to say that the US gov't won't do the same to Chinese Americans in the event that we go to war with China? How do we expect Japanese Americans to stand by Chinese Americans in the future if we know what happened but still fail to openly denounce or still use terminology that implies agreement with the US treatment of Japanese Americans during WW2? Might Japanese Americans call it karma when we are rounded up and placed in camps while they reap the same benefits that other Asian Americans received from their persecution?